The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-24
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
indications of Large Sale of Seats for
Booths Engagement in This City.
at The Grand Opera House This Week
Gossip About Play People.

At the box-ofice of English's Opera house to-
morrow morning, at o'clock, will begin the sale
of seats for the performance of 'Hamet. to be
given on the evening of May 5. From present
indieationsItne demand will be unprecedentedly
large. for the local managers have received hun
ireds of requests within the last two weeks for
seats, but none have been reserved. The ar
rangements for the sale are that no more than
Blk tickets will be sold to any person. and those
who are FIRST in line will be first served, as no
checks will be given. After the sale has opened
orders for seats received by letter or telegram
will be filed, but not before. Under these re-
strictons there can be little, if any, speculation
in seats, and the managers are especially anx-
lois to avoid this. Mr.. Booth needs no COM
mendation to theater-goers He is the most
iustrious member of a family who
for a long time have been among the most
famous opponents of the histrionic art He
stands in the profession to-day as the greatest
tragic actor of his Gay, position his genius, in
tellectuality and experience have gained for
him. This fact is being generally recognized,
for wherever he appears the theaters are too
small to contain the audiences who come to see
him. Mr.. Booth has large and carefully
lected dramatic company, headed by Charles
Barron and Miss Emily Vaders. From present
indications the sale OF seats tomorrow will
probably exhaust greater part of the theatre
The prices are - and &c. according to location.
Mr. N. B. Curtis. very clever dialect come
dian, who first achieved fame by his artistic and
original creation of ''Saml of Posen." will give
performance Of his latest and greatest comedy
success. Caught in Corner" at the Grand,
tomorrow night. 1t is said to be the most
amusing play Mr. Curtis has yet had, and the
leading part Isaac Greenwald, is excelently suit
ed to him. The play gives an amusing account Of
the experiences and vicisstudes of schemin &
carefully selected company of comedians, and
the papers of other cities speak very highly Of
the performance. 1t is for the benefit Of Mr..
Frank V. Hawley, one Of the most popular men
in the profession.
Mr.. John L. Sullivan, ''the Boston Boy and
his combination will give an athletic entertain
ment. sparring. wrestling. ETC.. at the Grand
next Friday evening. in which local sports will
be asked to participate. With Sullivan are Pat
Sheedy. George LIE Blanche, Steve Taylor, James
Carroll. James McKeon. Dan Murphy, Joe Ian
non, Mike Sullivan and Bob Turnbull Sullivan
has recovered from his broken arm, and is now
putting himself in shape for his fight with Jem
Smith, Eneland's champion. He will appear in
two four-round contests here. The sale OF seats
will begin Tuesday morning.
The attraction at tbs Museum all this week
will be the well-known dramatic artists, Miss
Minnie Oscar Gray and W. 7. Stephens, who
have always bsen popular here. They will be
supported by their own dramatic company and
their troupe of acting dogs. uncommonly we'll
trained and sagacions brutes. The first three
nights of the week they will present "Without a
Home" play Astounding in exciting situations
and comedy features. The latter part of the
week they will appear in their weilknown
drama, Saved from the Storm The prices
will remain as usual.